Relevant & Irrelevant Details

Learn which kinds of details to include in a paragraph and which to remove in this worksheet on writing strategies! Learners will first read a passage about how different animals develop. They will first be asked to identify the topic sentence. Then, they’ll choose two sentences that do not support the topic of the paragraph and explain why they chose those sentences. Finally, they will write an appropriate title that describes the topic of the passage. 

This worksheet is perfect for third and fourth grade students learning about the structure of informational writing. Students can practice finding important text features and deciding which details best support the topic of a piece of writing. Developing these skills can help students become observant readers and intentional writers. 

Keep practicing with Choose the Relevant Detail, Choose the Irrelevant Detail, and Finding Irrelevant Details.